1. The turning point: 25. X. 1917–17. II. 1918 and later.

2. Peace at Brest-Litovsk and now… (Trotsky vs[55] advocates of revolutionary war)…

3. "The respite."

4. Economic burden… but what of Belgium?

5. "Betrayal."

Phraseology.

2 vs 10 and 200,000 vs 1,000,000.

6. Ukraine and Finland.

7. The viewpoint of the peasant masses, the petty bourgeoisie, the declassed soldier…

8. Class forces and the "obscene peace."

And the Russian bourgeoisie?

9. The "leftism" of the Left Socialist-Revolutionaries.

10. Even "despair"?

11. The utilization of the "breach," the "contradictions"—strategic placement of forces: Germany – England – Japan – America…

NB: 11 bis: Tilsit. Peace and war, their connection.

12. To wait, to retreat in order to wait.

For what? For whom? For the international revolution.

13. Preparation of forces. For the "defence of the fatherland."

Discipline and discipline (extending to draconian measures).

Written 12 or 13 March 1918.

First published in 1929 in Leninskii sbornik XI

Printed from the manuscript